Also, it is obvious that same thing will happen when stability of legs supporting trunk is taken away. When your opponent takes a larger step forward than usual, you merely sweep his advanced foot away in direction of his advance,(de-ashi-harai, or advanced foot sweep). By doing this, you will drop him with gravity acting on him directly.

Finally let us consider a case in which opponent is downed by nullification of his resistance to gravity. It may be difficult for you, because of weight advantage of your opponent, to lift him with your arms. But it is easy to support him at center of gravity with your loins as he leans forward. Look at seesaw in above figure.

A long board is supported at center of gravity, so that gravity on one side is equal to that on other. Thus a slight force can rotate board around fulcrum. After making your opponent lean forward, support him at center of gravity with your loins. No matter how much weight he may have, a slight pull can rotate him around your loins. To support your opponent completely at center of gravity with your loins is key point of such hip throws as o-goshi, o-tsuri-goshi, ko-tsuri-goshi, hane-goshi, etc.

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4) SPEED Speed really isn't an all important factor in getting your scores. Control and accuracy are much more important.If you are rolling a ball that is too fast, I suggest you shorten approach by two or three feet in order to cut down your backswing. Junie McMahon, Hall of Fame star, had almost no backswing at all, and he became one of East's all-time stars. If you want to generate more speed, simply increase height of your backswing. Or, a change to a lighter ball will work, too.

5) SPARE SHOOTING Many of more advanced bowlers stand to left of approach area when attempting to convert pins remaining on left side of lane. This is done to diminish possibility of "chopping," and I don't recommend it to newcomers. The left side of lane can be troublesome unless you have a precise understanding of just how ball is going to react.

6) DRIFTING Drifting simply means failure to approach foul line in a straight line. The remedies for this malady are simple. If you are drifting to right of approach, I suggest you keep your first step more to left than is normally proper. If you are drifting toward left, step off a bit to right on your first step.

7) BALL ROLLING OVER THUMB HOLE A ball that rolls over thumb hole sometimes causes loss of direction and thereby inaccuracy. Usually, a ball rolls in this way because bowler turns or breaks his wrist at time of his release. Or, again, it may be simply a case of thumb hole not fitting properly. Always, Index finger should be placed on ball. But don't be overly troubled by this. Just let your finger relax over contour of ball in a natural way.

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